circinus

English - Turkish

Definition of circinus in English Turkish dictionary

(Astronomi) pergel (takımyıldızı)

English - English

Definition of circinus in English English dictionary

A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe

a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe

Hyphenation

Cir·ci·nus

Etymology

() Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)